WABA team will be setting up an exhibiting booth at the Women Deliver Conference which will be held in Copenhagen from 16–19 May 2016. Please come to visit us at our booth and meet WABA team. More information on Women…
by CBS Sunday Morning America is one of only two nations in the world that does not legally require paid leave for new mothers. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki tells “Sunday Morning” why California business owners are learning that paid maternity…
New research from McGill University and UCLA shows that increasing paid maternity leave can save infant lives. Use this evidence to advocate for increased paid maternity leave. It can be done and has significant benefits for all of society. McGill University professor…
WABA / LLLI Joint Statement in celebration of World Health Day 7 April 2016 The 2016 World Health Day (WHD) theme is “Beat Diabetes.” According to the World Health Organisation (WHO)1: In 2014, nine percent of adults…
Miriam Labbok presented a pilot Ten Steps for Community/Citywide Breastfeeding Friendly Family Initiative, which goes beyond the healthcare system, at the Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference. View the document here: BREASTFEEDING-FAMILY-FRIENDLY CITY View more information on BFHI on this…
“The understanding that ‘people who are poor should be recognised as key actors in their own development, rather than as passive beneficiaries of transfers of services and commodities” Those words represent Urban’s credo in his 25 years of groundbreaking work for UNICEF.
WABA statement on International Women’s Day 8 March 2016 We know now that without gender equality and a full role for women in society, in the economy, in governance, we will not be able to achieve the world we hoped…
The World Breastfeeding Week 2016 theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our wellbeing from the start of life, how to respect each other and care for the world…
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Turning silver into gold WABA 25th Silver Anniversary 1991-2016 Many great things emerge from ideas born in basements. Once upon a time, 25 years ago, in the basement of the UNICEF building in New York the World Alliance for Breastfeeding…